INSPIRATION
I noticed the Daily Create at DS106 included prompts for #writeout, so I chose yesterday’s Blackout Poetry assignment. Read prompt #tdc4661 here: Daily Create 4661.
The Prompt
How can we find hope within challenging environmental news? Find an environmental news article online. One option is the National Geographic site. Another is the environmental and climate news feed from Reuters. Create a blackout poem (here is one online tool via Glitch that is easy to use) by selecting and linking existing words.
Source: https://daily.ds106.us/tdc4661/
Response
I first found an article from Reuters concerning science news, in this case the climate change effects of the “Rana del Loa” water frog. Fourteen frogs were saved and cared for so a population of 500 were grown. Twelve are now being relocated back to their natural habitat. They frogs have survived.
I chose a quote from the article, and used Glitch to create the blackout poetry — choosing which words to stay so when I hit the button, all the other words blacked out. The download of the poetry didn’t work for me, so I just took a screenshot. Give it a try.
Then I painted a quick frog, “Rana del Loa” from a reference photo with some new Procreate paintbrushes and added the screenshot of the poem to the illustration [above].
wet
Article Source: Back from the brink of extinction, Chilean frogs begin journey home / Reuters
endangered water frogs
return to river
through desert. The frogs
after climate change,
their habitat.
ABOUT DAILY CREATE FOR WRITEOUT
This October (13-27), join the National Writing Project for Write Out 2024. Organized as a public invitation to get out and create, supported by a series of free online activities, Write Out invites educators, students, and families to explore national parks and other public spaces. The goal is to connect and learn through place-based writing and sharing. This year’s theme is Poetry For The Planet! Learn more and sign up: https://writeout.nwp.org
Post your response to @tdc@social.ds106.us and be sure to include the hashtag #tdc4661
Source: https://daily.ds106.us/tdc4661/
The above is cross-posted at What Else: WriteOut DS106 Blackout Poetry
For those who use Procreate, I used brushes from Jennifer Nichols, Lisa Bardot [Playful Painters], and the native Aurora brush [no color change adjustments].
I wonder, if I draw a line... 